WFSC 428 Calendar
Week Topic #1 Topic #2 Readings
1 syllabus, introduction      
wetlands intro.      
field trip scheduling
2 discuss Lewis book   definitions and regions Lewis chpt. 1; Keddy pp 1-33
wetland hydrology   wetland hydrology Keddy chpt. 4
   
3 wetland hydrology   wetland hydrology Keddy chpt. 4
biogeochemistry   biogeochemistry Keddy chpt. 5
   
4 biogeochemistry   biogeochemistry Keddy chpt. 5
plant/animal adaptations   plant/animal adaptations Keddy pp 33-54, chpt. 2
   
5 discuss Lewis   ecosystem development Keddy chpts. 2 and 3
abiotic controls   abiotic controls chpts. 4 through 6
   
6 discuss Lewis   abiotic/biotic controls Keddy chpts. 4 through 6
biotic controls   biotic controls Keddy chpts. 7 and 8
   
7 discuss Lewis   Guest Lecture  
human impacts   human impacts  
   
8 MID-TERM EXAM REVIEW
MID-TERM EXAM
   
9 SPRING BREAK: no classes
10 Guest Lecture   tidal wetlands  
tidal wetlands   tidal wetlands  
   
11 article discussion   non-tidal wetlands  
non-tidal wetlands   non-tidal wetlands  
   
12 article discussion   non-tidal wetlands  
created wetlands created wetlands created wetlands Keddy chpt. 10
   
13 article discussion   restored wetlands Keddy chpt. 10
restored wetlands   treatment wetlands Keddy chpt. 10
   
14 article discussion      
delineation   delineation  
   
15 article discussion   conservation and inventory Keddy chpt. 12
definitions and policy   wetland valuation  
   
16 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
FINAL EXAM (12:30 - 2:30)